Nothing exciting to report from the rest of the Dr visit. In part because Chanler was the MOST uncooperative he has EVER been at a Dr. appointment and partly because there just isn’t as much to check on a four year old (as compared to a one year old…)

We had Chanler’s two year apt today here are his stats:
Height: 34.25 Inches 50th percentile(this is the first time they measured him actually standing up, which is MUCH more accurate)
Weight: 27.3 Pounds 25th percentile (I thought he would be heavier)
Head: 20.5 inches 90th percentile (thank Daddy’s genes for that one)

Everything looks like he is growing just great. I personally LOVE the developmental questions that they ask (I realize there has to be a baseline and that IF he wasn’t doing these things you would worry, but since he is normal+ they become funny)
Dr: Does he climb and jump?
Jesse: All over everything, although I am not sure I have actually seem both feet leave the ground at the same time when he jumps, but he sure is trying.
Dr: Does he have a vocabulary over 50 words?
J: Well I lost count at about 100 and that was a few months ago.
Dr: Does he use 2 word sentences?
J: He told me this morning – “I wanna play a choo train”. (Not to mention other classics like “NO foot”, “throw mato”, “daddy down”, etc)
Dr: Does he Imitate you?
J: In ways I don’t want to admit
Dr: Does he drink Milk?
J: Not really, but he is still nursing so I don’t worry about it.
Dr: (and this is why I LOVE our Dr.) well why would he want cow milk when he can have mommy milk! (I love Dr Joseph)

Of course Chanler wouldn’t display any of his abilities for the Dr to actually see, really he wouldn’t even look at her (but then again he was naked and in her office so she had the upper hand.

We had Chanler’s 18 month visit today (about a week early, but close enough). Everything looks great. Chanler was particularly shy and clingy during the examination, but he did manage to blow kisses “bye bye” when the doctor was leaving, so it couldn’t have been too traumatic. Actually Chanler didn’t really want to leave the Dr. office, they have fish and toys in the reception area and he wanted to stay and play.

Stats:
Weight 24lbs 7oz (25 percentile although he wouldn’t sit still on the scale so the Dr. thinks he is probably closer to 26lbs.)
Height 34 In (90 percentile)
16 Teeth (all except the 2 year molars)

As a side note the word list seems short to me, but it doesn’t include all the words or phrases that Chanler UNDERSTANDS. There are plenty of things that he knows I am saying and can react to and there are things he says that I just haven’t figured out what he means yet.

Chanler can
Walk
Dance
Spin
Say ball (baa), dog (duh), balloon (baa-oo) and of course mama and dada (all of which can have alternative meaning depending on context)
Give hugs and kisses (kisses can be a little scary – they are open mouth, tongue out, grap your head to hold on and long! but so sweet)
Help get dressed (he is very good at putting his arms in the holes and loves to try to pull things over his head

Dr. Joseph seemed to think Chanler was doing fine and cleared him for citrus, strawberries and peanut butter. I think the only things to watch out for from an eating perspective now are choking hazards. Our one question was about Chanler’s habit of head butting things, people, shopping carts, etc. The Dr. said it is normal behavior and he is using the hardest part of his head so it won’t do any real damage. She stressed that we should not let him know that it upsets us or give him whatever he wants when he does it because that would just encourage him. :p